{"product_id":"9780440184621","title":"Tai-Pan","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A fabulous epic of the Far East that will disturb and excite you . . . a thrilling and enticing tale of adventure and human relationships . . . dramatic episodes, exotic vignettes and heady descriptive passages.”—\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIt is the early 19th century, when European traders and adventurers first began  to penetrate the forbidding Chinese mainland. And it is in this exciting time and  exotic place that a giant of an Englishman, Dirk Straun, sets out to turn the desolate  island of Hong Kong into an impregnable fortress of British power, and to make himself  supreme ruler…Tai-Pan!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eTai-Pan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unforgettable.”\u003cb\u003e—Chicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[James] Clavell is, as always, a matchless tale-spinner.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Every five or six years there appears on the horizon a book so vast in scope, so peopled with bold, colorful characters, it eclipses other efforts. . . . Such a book is \u003ci\u003eTai-Pan\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Grand entertainment...packed with action...gaudy and flanboyant with blood and sin, treachery and conspiracy, sex and murder...fresh and vigorous.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"James Clavell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass market (rack) paperback","offer_id":45002148380832,"sku":"9780440184621","price":4.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Mass Market","offer_id":49608992391328,"sku":"9780340204467","price":4.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Hardcover \/ Book Club Edition","offer_id":57070687223968,"sku":"9780385314480","price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/53208088.jpg?v=1694032437","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780440184621","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}